Update Contacts Contents 1 Domain Function: updateContacts 1.1 Input params 1.2 Example URL with POST values 1.3 Output params 1.3.1 Example in XML (Success) 1.3.2 Example in XML (Error) 1.3.3 Example in JSON (Success)…

Update Contacts

Letzte Aktualisierung: April 2026
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Zielgruppe: Boxis-Kunden und Administratoren.

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Update Contacts

 

Contents

• 1 Domain Function: updateContacts - 1.1 Input params - 1.2 Example URL with POST values - 1.3 Output params - 1.3.1 Example in XML (Success) - 1.3.2 Example in XML (Error) - 1.3.3 Example in JSON (Success) - 1.3.4 Example in JSON (Error) - 1.4 Example using our PHP Class

Domain Function: updateContacts

With this command, you are able to change your domain contats details with boxis.net.

 

Input params

• version::String - API version (e.g. '1.0')

• timestamp::String - Sequence of characters, denoting the date and time (e.g '1336553826')

• username::String - User e-mail address (e.g 'mail1@example.com')

• authcode::String - md5 hash consisting of the concatenation of timestamp and user_key (e.g md5(1336553826BX3KwWU2SuqvoEWnjYmOibf'))

• section::String - API module name. Use 'domains' value

• action::String - API module function. Use 'updateContacts' value

• domain::String - Domain name that you need to update contacts details

• registrant::Array of Strings (optional) - Registrant contact details. Possible array keys are: firstname, lastname, companyname, address1, address2, city, state, country, postcode, email, phonenumber'

• billing::Array of Strings (optional) - Billing contact details. Possible array keys are: firstname, lastname, companyname, address1, address2, city, state, country, postcode, email, phonenumber'

• admin::Array of Strings (optional) - Admin contact details. Possible array keys are: firstname, lastname, companyname, address1, address2, city, state, country, postcode, email, phonenumber'

• tech::Array of Strings (optional) - Tech contact details. Possible array keys are: firstname, lastname, companyname, address1, address2, city, state, country, postcode, email, phonenumber'

Example URL with POST values

http://api.boxis.net/
POST: version=1.0&returntype=xml&timestamp=1337853736&username=your@mail.com&authcode=1234567890&section=domains&action=updateContacts&domain=test1.com&registrant[firstname]=John&registrant[lastname]=Doe
      &registrant[companyname]=company1&registrant[address1]=baker+street+5&registrant[address2]=&registrant[city]=NY&registrant[state]=NY& registrant[country]=USA&registrant[postcode]=2322
      &registrant[email]=mail1%40mail.com&registrant[phonenumber]=48551151565

Output params

Example in XML (Success)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<return>
  <result>1</result>
  <resulttxt>success</resulttxt>
  <params/>
  <timestamp>1335767184</timestamp>
</return>

Example in XML (Error)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<return>
  <result>0</result>
  <resulttxt>Error: {error description}</resulttxt>
  <params/>
  <timestamp>1335767184</timestamp>
</return>

Example in JSON (Success)

{"result":"1",
 "resulttxt":"success",
 "params":[],
 "timestamp":1335777400}

Example in JSON (Error)

{"result":"0",
 "resulttxt":"Error: {error description}",
 "params":[],
 "timestamp":1335777400}

 

Example using our PHP Class

/* API LOGIN DETAILS */
$email    = 'your@mail.com';    // your username
$apikey   = '1234567890';        // your apikey

/* API COMMAND DETAILS */
$apitype  = 'domains';
$command  = 'updateContacts';
$params   = array(
    'returntype' => 'xml',
    'domain' => 'test1.com',
    'registrant[firstname]' => 'John',
    'registrant[lastname]' => 'Doe',
    'registrant[companyname]' => 'company1',
    'registrant[address1]' => 'baker street 5',
    'registrant[address2]' => '',
    'registrant[city]' => 'NY',
    'registrant[state]' => 'NY',
    'registrant[country]' => 'USA',
    'registrant[postcode]' => '2322',
    'registrant[email]' => 'mail1@mail.com',
    'registrant[phonenumber]' => '48551151565'
);
/* PROCESS THE ACTION */
$boxisAPI = new BoxisAPIConnection($email, $apikey);
$return = $boxisAPI->call($apitype, $command, $params, $timestamp);

/* TIMESTAMP SYNCHRONIZATION (JSON EXAMPLE)
if($return['timestamperror']) {
    $timestamp = $return['timestamp'];
    $return = $boxisAPI->call($apitype, $command, $params, 'json', $timestamp);
}
*/

/* TIMESTAMP SYNCHRONIZATION (XML EXAMPLE)*/
/*
if($return->timestamperror) {
    $timestamp = $return->timestamp;
    $return = $boxisAPI->call($apitype, $command, $params, 'xml', $timestamp);
}
/*

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Siehe auch

• Weitere Artikel derselben Kategorie in der Boxis-Wissensdatenbank.
• /knowledgebase/ — Startseite der Wissensdatenbank.